Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum

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Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum
LocationOff Montana Highway 69, Boulder, Montana
Coordinates 46°13′52″N112°08′24″W / 46.23111°N 112.14000°W / 46.23111; -112.14000 Coordinates: 46°13′52″N112°08′24″W / 46.23111°N 112.14000°W / 46.23111; -112.14000
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1893
Built bySuite, John
Architect John C. Paulsen
Architectural styleRenaissance, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 85000994 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1985

The Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Boulder, Montana. It was added to the Register on May 10, 1985. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John Westenberg (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Montana Deaf and Dumb Asylum / Old Administration Building". National Park Service . Retrieved August 11, 2017. With five photos from 1984.

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